I love baking chocolate goods, no really I do. There’s something comforting about adding chocolate to a recipe, it adds a rich deep and addictive flavour. Let’s be honest with ourselves, the nation loves eating chocolate, it is responsible for secreting endorphins – the happy hormone.

You’re going to get an abundant amount of happiness from this Flourless Brownie Loaf aka my FBL.

Recapping on a previous flourless brownie recipe with protein

If you’ve been following my blog faithfully now, you may recall when I first made this recipe – protein enriched red bean brownies – these brownies were high in protein and made using my secret ingredient, red beans. The beans were partly responsible for the high boost in protein.

I decided to revisit the original formula, only this time extending it to the paleo diet (paleo doesn’t not include legumes).

How to make a flourless brownie loaf – paleo style

This recipe has an equal amount of protein, with the cashew butter being the equivalent to the red beans in terms of nutritional balance. Along with the cashew butter – high in omega fats, protein and selenium and we have the eggs which really strengthens the protein power.

What I like to do is have this flourless brownie loaf on days then I’m doing either high intensity training, usually a few slices to boost my protein levels or eat some after a cardio session. The amount eaten really depends on my specific need at any given time.

I strongly recommend baking a batch of this instead of resorting to the store brought bars that are ladened with unwanted extras which are harmful to the body.

As I wanted to keep the sweetness as natural as possible, my choice of sweetener was date paste – packed with the correct amount of complex carbs, iron and fibre.

The paste date is what lends credit to the name “brownie loaf” providing a rather gooey texture. You can of course use coconut nectar, but why don’t choose the minimally processed sweetener instead and of course the butternut squash puree is high in vitamin A.

Notes

Suitable for home freeze.

Suitable for gluten free or paleo lifestyle

Eat within 5 days.

Store in air tight container or refrigerator.

Thickness of the date paste will determine cooking time. The thicker the date paste, the closer to the given time it should take to bake.

Can use coconut nectar, maple syrup as alternative but reduce to 1/2 a cup instead.

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About Charla

My name is Charla and I am passionate foodie who specialises in creating recipes that are not only gluten and dairy free but I also like to tap into my Caribbean heritage making healthy rendition of classic recipes.